Tom Jolliffe on what makes a great horror concept… No doubt many film fans will be having a particular focus on the horror genre right as we work our way to Halloween. The genre is loaded with the great, and the not so great (and everything in between). The key to horror has always been […]
Comic Book Preview – Transformers vs. The Terminator #4
IDW and Dark Horse Comics’ crossover series Transformers vs. The Terminator concludes this Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the fourth and final issue right here… Up against an army of Decepticons, the T-800 must rely on his Autobot allies to even the odds. And, with luck, both sides will thin each […]
Comic Book Preview – Transformers vs. The Terminator #3
IDW’s 80s sci-fi crossover Transformers vs. The Terminator continues this Wednesday with the arrival of issue #3; check out the official preview here… The T-800’s mission is simple: Exterminate the Cybertronians and ensure the future belongs to SKYNET. When Optimus Prime offers his aid, suggesting they go after Megatron together, the T-800 faces his toughest […]
The Terminator T-800 Museum Masterline deluxe statue unveiled by Prime 1 Studio
Sideshow and Prime 1 Studio has unveiled the 1:2 scale the T-800 Terminator High Definition Museum Masterline Black Label deluxe statue which is based on the appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger in James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi action classic The Terminator. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $2,999; check it out here… SUPPORT FLICKERING […]
Comic Book Preview – Transformers vs. The Terminator #2
IDW’s crossover series Transformers vs. The Terminator continues this Wednesday with the release of issue #2, and you can check out a preview right here; take a look… The T-800, last hope of his kind, has travelled back to 1984 to destroy the Cybertronians before they can awaken and subjugate his future. But when the […]
Nightmarish Cinema: When Filmmakers Tap Into Our Nightmares
Tom Jolliffe on turning nightmares into cinema, and the most nightmarish film ever made… Nightmares are a powerful thing. Whether it’s teeth falling out, falling, drowning or being chased by a persistent foe, there are some specific nightmares common among many of us. Most of us have probably had that dream of trying to run […]
A Lasting Final Shot
Tom Jolliffe looks at the power a film’s final shot can have… There are many aspects that will make a piece of cinema stay long in your mind. You give yourself over to a film sometimes. It sweeps you away. Moments leave particularly strong and inedible impressions. One thing that many films will strive for […]
A Beginner’s Guide To James Cameron
In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of James Cameron…. Like many of the top directors, it didn’t happen overnight for James Cameron, now dubbed The King of the World (possibly by himself?). He worked in visual effects, and as an assistant director before getting his break in B pictures. It […]
The Merc with a Mouth photobombs Fox Blu-ray covers to celebrate Deadpool 2 release
In celebration of the release of Deadpool 2, Walmart is offering an exclusive line of limited edition Blu-rays with their covers “photobombed” by the Merc with a Mouth. On offer are sixteen different Fox titles in Logan, My Cousin Vinny, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Edward Scissorhands, War for the Planet of the Apes, […]
Linda Hamilton is returning to the Terminator franchise, new film a direct sequel to T2
Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t the only one who will be back in Tim Miller’s The Terminator reboot. At a special screening of Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D in Los Angeles last night, Miller and franchise creator and producer James Cameron announced that Linda Hamilton, Sarah Connor herself, will be returning to reprise her role in the sequel/reboot. “As meaningful as […]