It is unfair to call it a novel, when it is really a trilogy, but Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy is one that must not be ignored. You might have gotten your first glimpse of the Earthsea trilogy when it was done as a movie for SciFi (now Syfy). The three books are The…
Monthly Archives: July 2009
New Movie Posters Revealed For Saw 6, Avatar, Jonah Hex
Some amazing posters were revealed with Saw 6, Avatar and Jonah Hex leading the way. Below are images of the posters with a brief description of the movie. Hoffman returns as Jigsaw and because the movie repeats its cycle of blood and killing. There’s not much more to say about this movie. There is no…
The Collector: Movie is Chilling, Haunting
If you’re one that liked Saw, you’ll like The Collector. It’s basically a Saw movie with a believable story. I was fortunate enough to watch a special screening in Austin and this movie is haunting. It’s not sadistic killing like Saw was. The killings in this movie had a rhyme and reason (whether it was…
San Diego Comic-Con Cometh
The highly anticipated Comic Con returns to San Diego. I will be there to blog about the events at the close upon closing of the convention. I will keep you up to date on all the newest and greatest news from the scifi/horror genre. The convention will take place from July 23rd-26th. This one promises…
Warehouse 13′s Much Anticipated Review
If Warehouse 13 was the supposed savior of SyFy Channel, then it might look as if the SyFy Channel’s not going to stick around that much longer. After watching the pilot last night, I was reminded why the SyFy Channel has been struggling (with the exception of Eureeka and Stargate). I, and thousands of other…
Transformers: Why the Serious Analysis
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen has recently been slammed in many ways from the lack of character development to the inaccuracies of geography. I respond with this (in homage to Heath Ledger), “why so serious?” Critics have lambasted the movie stating such nonsense as “the movie lacks a transformative will of characters to overcome…
Change of Name Means Change of Programming
SciFi will be changing to SyFy, essentially getting an upgrade. How is this important? According to SciFi Channel representatives, it means a lot. The new catch phrase is to “Imagine Greater”. What it boils down to is they’re shedding what preconceptions the SciFi channel had before: reputation for putting out bad movies and showing the…