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Movie Review – The Love Witch (2016)

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The Love Witch, 2016Written and Directed by Anna Biller Starring Samantha Robinson, Elle Evans, Jeffrey Vincent Praise, Lily Holleman, Dani Lennon, Laura Waddell, Stephen Wozniak, Jennifer Ingrum, Gian KeysSYNOPSIS:A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a tribute to 1960s pulp novels and Technicolor melodramas.Your appreciation […]

Turtle Power: A Production History of 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Luke Owen sits down with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles director Steve Barron, producer Tom Gray, Donatello suit actor Leif Tilden and co-creator Kevin Eastman to find out how the movie got made…In 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird self-published a comic book that would grow into a cultural phenomenon that lasted longer than anyone could […]

The true stories behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

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We look at the true stories behind Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie…Part way through the filming of the first season of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy found themselves in a quandary. The show was pulling in huge ratings and the merchandise was flying off the shelves to the point […]

Six Things You Might Not Know About Tim Burton’s Batman

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Today marks the 31st anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman (or Batman ’89 as it’s known nowadays). It was a movie that changed the landscape of comic book movies, broke the mould that came before it and wrote the blueprint for how to market a summer blockbuster.To celebrate this occasion (and the news that Michael Keaton […]

The true story behind Universal suing Nintendo over King Kong and Donkey Kong

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Luke Owen looks back at the court battle between Universal and Nintendo…“[King Kong] surpasses anything of its type which has gone before it in commercial film-making. The work has many flaws, but they’re overcome by the general results. The errors will probably be overlooked… While not believing it, audiences will wonder how it’s done. If they […]

The tragic story behind the death of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow

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Luke Owen looks back at the death of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow…On March 30th 1993, Brandon Lee walked onto the set of The Crow in Wilmington, North Carolina. Less than 24 hours later, he was dead.Based on the comic of the same name, The Crow was to be Lee’s big break. […]

The true story behind Dougray Scott playing Wolverine in X-Men and why Hugh Jackman took over

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Luke Owen looks back at a time when Hugh Jackman was not Wolverine…There was a lot of buzz and excitement in 1999. People around planet earth were excited to see what the new Millennium would bring; while big companies panicked that the Y2K bug would kill all their hard work and shut down the working […]

Till All Are One: A Production History of The Transformers: The Movie

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Luke Owen sits down with The Transformers: The Movie director Nelson Shin, composer Vince DiCola and “The Touch” singer Stan Bush to find out how the movie got made…In 1980, Takara Toys launched a series of action figures named Daiakuron (Diaclone), transforming vehicles and robots which were piloted by another of their toylines Mikuroman (Microman). […]

Why Attack of the Clones is the worst Star Wars movie

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Luke Owen looks back at Attack of the Clones…The year is 1999. The excitement and buzz surrounding the release of the first Star Wars movie since 1983 is at an all-time high. We’d recently just relived our love of the original trilogy via the 1997 Special Edition re-releases, and now here we are with a […]