IDW Publishing has announced that it is teaming with George Takei, best known for his beloved role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, to produce a graphic novel re-examining the Japanese American internment camps during WWII through his family’s firsthand experience. “I have spoken publicly on numerous occasions during my life on the unjust internment of […]
Blu-ray Review – Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings, 2016. Directed by Travis Knight Featuring the voice talents of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, George Takei, Brenda Vaccaro, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ralph Fiennes and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: Kubo and the Two Strings arrives in a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD set that features the movie in high-def and standard-def, […]
George Takei criticises new Star Trek films for being “surface entertainment”
In an interview with the Radio Times, Star Trek Original Series actor George Takei has criticised the new JJ Abrams-produced films for lacking “that Gene Roddenberry element” of making the stories reflections of present-day issues. “With Gene Roddenberry’s shows you can see beyond the surface action-adventure, the surface humour and entertainment,” Takei reminisced. “You were able to also […]
Movie Review – Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings, 2016. Directed by Travis Knight. Featuring the voice talents of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, George Takei and Ralph Fiennes. SYNOPSIS: Living with his mother in peace, Kubo’s life is changed when he is tasked with finding the sword unbreakable, armor and helmet to defeat his sinister aunts […]
Blu-ray Review – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director’s Cut (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Paul Winfield, Bibi Besch and Ricardo Montalban. SYNOPSIS: Years after their five year mission, the crew of the USS Enterprise under now Admiral James T. Kirk are pitched […]
Star Trek: Why I’m with Takei, not Pegg, over Sulu
Before we get started, let’s agree on one thing here: an openly gay main character on modern Star Trek is a great thing. It should have been included as part of Gene Roddenberry’s forward thinking, utopian vision for the 23rd century, but that was the 60’s and, well, the general message then was ‘straight people […]
Star Trek: Beyond Political Correctness
Anghus Houvouras on Sulu’s sexuality in Star Trek Beyond… “God save us from people who mean well.” – Virkram Seth Diversity has become such a buzz word and used so frequently that it has almost lost all value. All we hear about is the need for more diversity in entertainment, constantly berated with columns about Hollywood’s lack […]
UPDATE: Star Trek Beyond’s Sulu is gay as nod to George Takei, George Takei says decision is “unfortunate”
Ahead of its release later this month, actor John Cho has revealed that Star Trek Beyond will casually reveal that Hikaru Sulu is in a same-sex relationship, in a nod to original Star Trek star George Takei. “I liked the approach, which was not to make a big thing out it,” Cho tells Herald Sun, […]
The Week in Movies – Star Wars: The Force Awakens reactions! Tarantino slams Disney! Spider-Man in new Marvel film? and more…
The Week in Movies discusses the last seven days in cinema – including the reactions to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Quentin Tarantino accusing Disney of extortion, Spider-Man potentially crawling into another Marvel movie and much, much more… The Week in Movies is an excerpt from the weekly Flickering Myth Super Newsletter. Subscribe here to get […]
Wil Wheaton and George Takei aren’t impressed with the Star Trek Beyond trailer
Following the release of the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the Flickering Myth writing team shared their reaction, with Anghus Houvouras stating that “They handed the franchise to Justin Lin who seems to have taken the baton from J.J. Abrams and used it to snort some cocaine rails off the bridge of the Enterprise […]