Before he had a Little House on the Prarie, or traveled on the Highway to Heaven, Micheal Landon was a Teenage Werewolf, and I got to go on the prowl with him as I settled in for this 50s era classic, and the next recommendation from DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies. Landon plays Tony,…
Tag: twilight zone
Ur (2009) – Stephen King
Stephen King leaped aboard the digital reader revolution back in 2009 when he wrote this tale that was available only online as a download for said readers. The story follows an English teacher, Wesley, at a mediocre college. His relationship with Ellen, one of the college’s coaches is on the rocks, caused by a lack…
The Twilight Zone (1960) – People Are Alike All Over, Execution and The Big Tall Wish
There’s the signpost up ahead… Paramount takes me even further into The Twilight Zone as I explore the next three episodes of the series. First up is People are Alike All Over written by Rod Serling, based on a short story by Paul Fairman. It stars one of my favourite character actors of all time,…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1967) – The Squire of Gothos and Arena
Captain’s log: stardate 2124.5 The Squire of Gothos. Oh man, what a fun episode. Penned by Paul Schneider this episode had it’s first airing on 12 January, 1967. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Lt. Hikaru Sulu (George Takei) vanish from the bridge, and when Spock (Leonard Nimoy) sends a landing party, led by…
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) – John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and George Miller
Four great directors give their own interpretations of four classic stories from Rod Serling’s fantastic television series in this big screen adaptation that is the next stop on the Sci-Fi Chronicles. Sure there is that shadow cast over the film with the death of Vic Morrow and two child actors in a helicopter crash,…
The World’s End (2013) – Edgar Wright
Finally, and I mean that, FINALLY, I was able to find time to get to see the last installment of the much-loved Cornetto trilogy from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Having set the standard incredibly high with Shaun of the Dead, and maintaining that level of excellence with the brilliant Hot Fuzz,…
Planet of the Apes (1968) – Franklin J. Schaffner
The further I get into the 101 Sci-Fi Movies list, the more films I know, and am enjoying the chance to revisit. It’s been a number of years since I’ve seen this classic film, based on a novel by Pierre Boulle and a script by Michael Wilson and The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling. Schlocky fun, it…
ParaNorman (2012)
I don’t think I’m cynical or jaded when it comes to viewing a movie. I can still lose myself in characters and stories and worlds, it just seems that lately a lot of the films I’ve seen in theaters hold no real surprises for me, nor do they engage me as much as I wish…
The Mind Reels 