Month: August 2017
Retro fix–Crush it like Quint–Quint’s preferred from 1975 returns for fans of Jaws and ‘Gansett
Review–The Farthest: Voyager in Space, this year’s must-watch TV event
Sherlock, Shakespeare, and Star Trek–An interview with The Wrath of Khan director and writer Nicholas Meyer, Part 2
The Wrath of Khan 35th Anniversary Interview–Star Trek director/writer Nicholas Meyer discusses Montalban, mash-ups, and more
Borg vs McEnroe–New film to revisit the infamous rivals’ clash at Wimbledon in 1980
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis celebrates 90th anniversary, returning to theaters in the UK
Book review–Find imaginative new worlds and aliens in Mark Salisbury’s The Art of the Film: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial comes home to theaters as the 35th anniversary of the Summer of 1982 continues
John Carpenter returns to his classic movie themes in new Anthology album
20th Century Fox celebrates Joss Whedon series anniversaries with new releases of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly
The solar eclipse appears overhead today–Will you or won’t you?
Paul Allen discovers USS Indianapolis in Pacific Ocean, and the continuing legacy of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws
Now streaming–Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in sci-fi thriller Passengers
Warner Bros. celebrates Blade Runner 35th anniversary with newly restored Blu-ray edition and Alamo event
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Close Encounters of the Third Kind with new look behind the scenes
Previews–New issues of Mirror Broken, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina arrive at comic book stores today
Charlize Theron is terrific as ultimate secret agent in Atomic Blonde
Netflix releases final trailer for Marvel’s The Defenders
The Show Runner–Television veteran Cy Chermak recounts three decades as Hollywood insider
End of an era
Retro fix–Bat-book shares facts, stats, and fun from the classic Batman TV series
Book review–Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Darryl McDaniels’ new memoir
Artist Joey Spiotto takes on Firefly and preps new High Fidelity compilation
Retro fix–The 1980s goes 3D as Michael Jackson’s Thriller gets upgraded for theatrical release
Now streaming–Scarlett Johansson shows the dark side of life as a borg in Ghost in the Shell
Great reads for the beach–The novelizations of Valerian and The Great Wall
Stan Sakai summer crossover a gorgeous story of Miyamoto Usagi and TMNT
First look–Bruce Willis goes Bronson in remake of Death Wish
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan returning to theaters for 35th anniversary
Ripped from the headlines? Two robots conspire to kill in new novel “Killing is My Business”
