1 August, 2010 (21:00) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
When it comes to movie titles, sometimes less is more. Why, after all, title a Western The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford when Unforgiven will do? Why call a horrorĀ movie I Still Know What You Did Last Summer when Halloween is perfectly sufficient? Anyway, since I’ve been too busy to write [...]
Tags: cops, horror, movies, sci fi, top ten
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15 July, 2010 (15:20) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
You’re alone… it’s dark… it’s a notable calander date… suddenly you hear a noise… you turn around and see… the top ten slasher movie villains of all time! Ah, slasher movies. For years I was a classic horror snob and turned my nose up at the slasher genre, but I was a douchebag then and [...]
Tags: horror, monsters, movies, sequels, top ten, villains
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5 July, 2010 (22:20) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
Greetings, sports fans and welcome to comawhite.com. Enough of that. When it comes to sports, I’m generally not a fan. True, I work for the Scottish Wrestling Alliance and I love wrestling, but as for 90% of other sports, I can take or leave them. That said, sports movies are a different story. There’s nothing [...]
Tags: movies, sequels, sports, top ten
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2 July, 2010 (16:31) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
Considering the fact that he’s one of the most famous fictional characters of all time, and undoubtedly the most famous superhero ever, there’s never been a truly great Superman movie. Superman: The Movie, the Richard Donner cut of Superman II and Superman Returns have their moments, but there’s never been one single movie that Superman [...]
Tags: comics, movies, robots, sci fi, superman, top ten
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30 June, 2010 (20:07) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
The character of Count Dracula is second only to Sherlock Holmes (and, one supposes Dr. Watson) when it comes to apperances in movies. Played by more actors that you can shake a stake at, today we’re going to jump into the coach waiting for us at the Borgo Pass and creep through the crypts of [...]
Tags: horror, monsters, movies, silent movies, top ten, vampires
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29 June, 2010 (18:49) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
So, we’ve had the top ten sci fi villains, so let’s have a quick look at the top ten heroes from science fiction. I’m complining this list based on the following factors: 1. Universe saving – how many times has this hero saved the universe or their home planet or whatever? 2 Impact on the [...]
Tags: comics, dr who, heroes, movies, robots, sci fi, star trek, star wars, superman, top ten
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27 June, 2010 (19:57) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
Perhaps most associated with Star Wars, the concept of empires in science fiction had been a sci fi trope for a long time before Star Wars and will no doubt continue to be used long after George Lucas has finally finished tinkering with the original trilogy. In any case, galactic empires don’t begin and end [...]
Tags: comics, dr who, movies, robots, sci fi, star trek, star wars
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18 June, 2010 (16:57) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
There’s a bit of a horror theme going on in here of late. Today we’re going to head out to the laboratory on the hill and take a look at the top ten creations of Dr. Frankenstein. Brought to life by Mary Shelley in 1818 in “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,” the Frankenstein Monster has [...]
Tags: frankenstein, horror, monsters, movies, sci fi, Top Tens
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15 June, 2010 (13:26) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
Along with stop motion animation and practical makeup, proper painted movie posters are fast becoming a lost art. Like Tom Jane’s character in The Mist – himself a poster artist – points out, it’s easier to photoshop two big faces next to each other than it is to paint a poster from scratch. The undisputed [...]
Tags: art, drew struzan, indiana jones, movie posters, movies, star wars, top ten
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14 June, 2010 (15:43) | Top Tens | By: Marty Michaels
Firstly, my apologies for the lack of postage in the past while – server issues and other bullshit have prevented any new posting. Anyway, to celebrate my grand return to… whatever this is, let’s have a quick look at the top ten werewolf movies – no Twilight need apply. Onward! 10. Ginger Snaps (2000) A [...]
Tags: horror, monsters, movies, top ten, werewolves
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