Tom Jolliffe looks back at RoboCop, Paul Verhoeven’s ahead-of-the-curve masterpiece, as it turns 35… Okay creeps. Dead or alive, you’re coming with me… to look back at RoboCop. The dead part might be a bit much, but I’m sure you’re game. The iconic sci-fi actioner is 35 years old. There is a huge weight behind […]
The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music
Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]
Bringing RoboCop to the Screen: 35th Anniversary
As RoboCop celebrates its 35th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando dives into the film’s journey to the screen… Following the news of Peter Weller’s return for the video game RoboCop: Rogue City earlier this month, this week we’re look back at the seminal sci-fi classic that started it all – RoboCop. Looking at the enduring legacy the […]
Hot Toys’ RoboCop 3 Movie Masterpiece Series figure is back to lay down the law
Sideshow has released promotional images for Hot Toys’ Movie Masterpiece Diecast Series special edition RoboCop figure from Fred Dekker and Frank Miller’s 1993 sci-fi action RoboCop 3 which is available to pre-order now, priced at $375; take a look here… RoboCop is assigned to clean out the less desirable neighborhoods of Detroit by harassing […]
Peter Weller’s RoboCop returns with trailer for RoboCop: Rogue City
He may have turned down the opportunity of a big screen return for director Neill Blomkamp’s aborted sequel RoboCop Returns, but Peter Weller will be back serving the public trust, protecting the innocent and upholding the law next year as he reprises his role as the future of law enforcement for the video game RoboCop: […]
The Coolest Guns in Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies
Marvelous Videos on the coolest firearms from sci-fi and fantasy movies… After killing General Grievous with a blaster pistol in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan tosses it, opining that it is the weapon of uncivilized people. As big fans of the science fiction and fantasy genres, we could not disagree more. Guns may […]
An all new RoboCop game is coming to PC and consoles in 2023
NACON and developer Teyon have partnered up with leading film and TV company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to release a brand new video game based on RoboCop, particularly the Robocop of the original first 3 movies. Titled RoboCop: Rogue City, NACON have scheduled a release date on PC and consoles for 2023, so a long time […]
Good Movie, Bad Sequels: Franchises That Turned Bad | Flickering Myth Movie Chat
EJ and Allen discuss good movies that launched bad franchises… Sometimes a great movie could launch a great franchise. Sadly, the series mentioned in the below video all had promising starts but fizzled out into something less than stellar. On the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, hosts Allen Christian and EJ Moreno dive into some […]
Ultimate Evil Movie Villains from the 1980s
Marvelous Videos presents 80s movie villains who were deliciously evil… Man, what was it about the 80s that made their action genre so damn good? This was an era that somehow knew where to draw the line between B-movie thrills and A-list production value. The writers, directors, and producers were all aware of the core […]
Ranking the Films of Paul Verhoeven
George Nash assesses the cinematic output of the subversive Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven… On the Rotten Tomatoes page of Showgirls, the critical consensus reads as follows: “Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic — and that might just be exactly Showgirls‘ point”. It’s about as perfect as any summation could hope to be in capturing the journey taken […]
