Clutch and Rival Sons are teaming up for a 2024 North American tour. The outing, dubbed “The Two-Headed Beast” tour, will feature Fu Manchu and Black Stone Cherry splitting support duties.
The tour kicks off September 5th in Brooklyn, New York, and runs through an October 10th show in Las Vegas. Along the way, the outing will hit Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and more cities.
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An artist pre-sale is already under way via Ticketmaster using the code Beast, with a Live Nation pre-sale starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time using the code Riff. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
The tour will see Clutch celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2004 album, Blast Tyrant, and Rival Sons marking the 10th anniversary of their 2014 LP, Great Western Valkyrie.
The tour kicks off September 5th in Brooklyn, New York, and runs through an October 10th show in Las Vegas. Along the way, the outing will hit Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and more cities.
Get Clutch Tickets Here
An artist pre-sale is already under way via Ticketmaster using the code Beast, with a Live Nation pre-sale starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time using the code Riff. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
The tour will see Clutch celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2004 album, Blast Tyrant, and Rival Sons marking the 10th anniversary of their 2014 LP, Great Western Valkyrie.
- 4/16/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Rob Zombie has said that for every one film project of his that moves forward, there are five potential projects that fall by the wayside. We haven’t heard of quite that many unmade Rob Zombie movies, but we have heard of several over the years that never got off the ground… and unfortunately, most of them sounded pretty interesting. A little over a year ago, Zombie had said he didn’t know what his next movie is going to be, but he did know what it’s not going to be: he won’t be continuing his Firefly franchise, and he doesn’t want to make a sequel to The Munsters (which was poorly received). So while he figures out his next cinematic move, we we have put together a list of Rob Zombie Movies We Want To See!
Dr. Satan Prequel/Sequel
Okay, so this flies right in...
Dr. Satan Prequel/Sequel
Okay, so this flies right in...
- 3/30/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The character of The Mandarin first appeared in the pages of Marvel Comics back in 1964, created by Don Heck and Marvel bigwig Stan Lee. In John Coates' 2014 book "Don Heck: A Work of Art," Heck admitted that the Mandarin was more Lee's idea, as he wanted an old-fashioned Fu Manchu-like villain to face off against Iron Man, one of the company's B-list characters. A lot of the cliches and stereotypes embodied by Dr. Fu-Manchu (a villain character from a 1913 pulp novel by Sax Rohmer) transferred directly into the Mandarin. The Mandarin is a supervillain from China and was initially drawn as a racist caricature.
In the original comics, the Mandarin possessed 10 magical rings, salvaged from a crashed alien spaceship. He was one of Iron Man's earliest nemeses. The character has stubbornly remained in the background of Marvel comics for decades.
By 2013, Iron Man had become a hot commodity in...
In the original comics, the Mandarin possessed 10 magical rings, salvaged from a crashed alien spaceship. He was one of Iron Man's earliest nemeses. The character has stubbornly remained in the background of Marvel comics for decades.
By 2013, Iron Man had become a hot commodity in...
- 11/19/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Grindhouse is one of the most influential box office failures of the 21st century. Despite grossing a paltry $25.4 million at the box office on a budget of around $60 million, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 love letter to exploitation cinema has managed to spawn four spin-off movies — Machete, Machete Kills, Hobo with a Shotgun, and now Thanksgiving— in addition to reintroducing a vintage aesthetic that has been mimicked by countless other throwback movies.
Rodriguez’s Planet Terror and Tarantino’s Death Proof each have their merits — the former plays like a satirical pastiche of nonstop action, while the latter is more indicative of genuine exploitation fare — but Grindhouse is more than just a double feature. It’s an experience, complete with faux aging to recreate the look of beat-up film prints along with vintage interstitials and retro-inspired trailers for nonexistent movies.
Planet Terror is the first part of the double bill,...
Rodriguez’s Planet Terror and Tarantino’s Death Proof each have their merits — the former plays like a satirical pastiche of nonstop action, while the latter is more indicative of genuine exploitation fare — but Grindhouse is more than just a double feature. It’s an experience, complete with faux aging to recreate the look of beat-up film prints along with vintage interstitials and retro-inspired trailers for nonexistent movies.
Planet Terror is the first part of the double bill,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Say what you will about Rob Zombie, but you can’t pretend he isn’t consistent. As a musician, a stage performer and a filmmaker, Zombie has made a lucrative and (mostly) artistically intriguing career out of his boundless affection for schlock. Whether it’s ultraviolent horror movies, low-budget luchador adventures or goofy monster sitcoms, his love of B-movie media always jumps out at the audience. And at his best, he convinces us to love his weird obsessions too. At his worst… well, we’ll get to that.
Honorable Mention: “Grindhouse”: “Werewolf Women of the SS” (2007)
Rob Zombie’s fake trailer from the 2007 double-feature “Grindhouse” stands out, but not necessarily in a good way. His teaser is a rather obvious riff on exploitation sleaze like “Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS,” but making her an actual wolf, with tasteless Nazi imagery and an also tasteless cameo from Nicolas Cage as the racist caricature Fu Manchu.
Honorable Mention: “Grindhouse”: “Werewolf Women of the SS” (2007)
Rob Zombie’s fake trailer from the 2007 double-feature “Grindhouse” stands out, but not necessarily in a good way. His teaser is a rather obvious riff on exploitation sleaze like “Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS,” but making her an actual wolf, with tasteless Nazi imagery and an also tasteless cameo from Nicolas Cage as the racist caricature Fu Manchu.
- 9/28/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Marvel Studios live-action supernatural, martial arts feature "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", directed by Destin Daniel Cretton stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, and Tony Leung, now streaming on Disney+:
"When 'Shang-Chi' is drawn into the clandestine 'Ten Rings' organization , he is forced to confront the past......
"...he thought he left behind.
"...in the original Marvel Comics story, 'Shang-Chi' aka 'rising and advancing spirit' was born in Honan province, China...
"...the son of crime lord 'Fu Manchu' and an unknown American woman.
"Trained privately by masters of various disciplines, Shang had limited contact with his parents.
"His father told him his training was being directed towards a great humanitarian goal, as Fu Manchu believed he was a generous philanthropist. But when the time came for Shang to face the outside world and carry out this mission,...
"When 'Shang-Chi' is drawn into the clandestine 'Ten Rings' organization , he is forced to confront the past......
"...he thought he left behind.
"...in the original Marvel Comics story, 'Shang-Chi' aka 'rising and advancing spirit' was born in Honan province, China...
"...the son of crime lord 'Fu Manchu' and an unknown American woman.
"Trained privately by masters of various disciplines, Shang had limited contact with his parents.
"His father told him his training was being directed towards a great humanitarian goal, as Fu Manchu believed he was a generous philanthropist. But when the time came for Shang to face the outside world and carry out this mission,...
- 12/1/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
As Phase 4 of the MCU is now currently underway it feels as though nearly every character of any significance is getting another look for one reason or another, especially since there are so many different ways to expand the Marvel universe. With Shang Chi making his debut not too long from now, Death Dealer is one character that a lot of people might know simply because he wasn’t considered to be such a big deal when he was first introduced. As a villain, he’s someone that has worked for the infamous Fu Manchu in the comics, but never really
Why Death Dealer Deserves a Solo Movie or TV Series...
Why Death Dealer Deserves a Solo Movie or TV Series...
- 7/16/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige went on record in May saying he regrets whitewashing the role of The Ancient One in “Doctor Strange” by casting Tilda Swinton. In a new interview with Variety, Swinton said she is “very, very grateful” that Feige came forward to denounce her casting. Feige added at the time, “We thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge. We’re not going to do the cliché of the wizened, old, wise Asian man. But it was a wake-up call to say, ‘Well, wait a minute, is there any other way to figure it out? Is there any other way to both not fall into the cliché and cast an Asian actor?’ And the answer to that, of course, is yes.”
Around the time “Doctor Strange” was opening in fall 2016, Swinton told IndieWire that once people saw her “Doctor Strange” performance they would understand and embrace her casting.
Around the time “Doctor Strange” was opening in fall 2016, Swinton told IndieWire that once people saw her “Doctor Strange” performance they would understand and embrace her casting.
- 6/30/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
In a spectacular Marvel twist, the first Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer confirms a rumor that the film’s director, Destin Daniel Cretton dropped last year: the Mandarin is Shang-Chi’s father.
Typical for the MCU’s shared universe, this plays out well on multiple levels. In the original comics, Shang-Chi’s father was none other than Fu Manchu. Fu Manchu was created by Englishman Sax Rohmer with his pulp fiction book The Mystery of Doctor Fu-Manchu in 1913. It was a stark, racist portrayal of Asians, and Rohmer capitalized upon the ‘Yellow Peril’ xenophobia of the time by milking his Fu Manchu character for a long running serial of over a dozen books. Fu Manchu became the West’s preeminent orientalist villain, a ruthless mad scientist evil genius with a signature mustache. The character was depicted in dozens of films, always portrayed by Caucasian actors with...
Typical for the MCU’s shared universe, this plays out well on multiple levels. In the original comics, Shang-Chi’s father was none other than Fu Manchu. Fu Manchu was created by Englishman Sax Rohmer with his pulp fiction book The Mystery of Doctor Fu-Manchu in 1913. It was a stark, racist portrayal of Asians, and Rohmer capitalized upon the ‘Yellow Peril’ xenophobia of the time by milking his Fu Manchu character for a long running serial of over a dozen books. Fu Manchu became the West’s preeminent orientalist villain, a ruthless mad scientist evil genius with a signature mustache. The character was depicted in dozens of films, always portrayed by Caucasian actors with...
- 4/19/2021
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
With the debut of the teaser trailer for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” on Monday, Marvel Studios has finally pulled back the curtain on the first major superhero movie backed by an American studio to star a predominantly Asian cast. Starring Simu Liu (“Kim’s Convenience”), directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (“Just Cause”) and written by David Callaham (“Wonder Woman 1984”), the film further expands the scope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe while breaking obscenely overdue ground for Asian representation on a blockbuster scale.
Not only was it gratifying to finally see Liu in action as Shang-Chi, the teaser also revealed some tantalizing new details about the movie. Here’s what we’ve learned.
Who is Shang-Chi?
Marvel Comics first introduced Shang-Chi in 1972 as a way to capitalize on the growing popularity of the popular TV show “Kung Fu”.
Eventually, he becomes a master of the martial art of kung fu,...
Not only was it gratifying to finally see Liu in action as Shang-Chi, the teaser also revealed some tantalizing new details about the movie. Here’s what we’ve learned.
Who is Shang-Chi?
Marvel Comics first introduced Shang-Chi in 1972 as a way to capitalize on the growing popularity of the popular TV show “Kung Fu”.
Eventually, he becomes a master of the martial art of kung fu,...
- 4/19/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is reclaiming its roots, as evident in the debut trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which showcases a defining return by the shadowy syndicate that tangled with Tony Stark way back in 2008’s original Iron Man. Yet, while Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) is on a collision course with the long-awaited “real” Mandarin (Tony Leung), he will clearly have his hands full fighting a masked villain named Death Dealer, whose hitherto obscurity in the pages of Marvel Comics seems to belie the character’s importance in the film.
Death Dealer, as depicted in the upcoming Shang-Chi movie, appears to be an integral member of the Ten Rings organization led by the Mandarin, who is also known here as Wenwu, which makes him a hybrid of comic character Fu Manchu, Shang-Chi’s father, mentor and eventual adversary. Yet, it’s clear that Death Dealer also...
Death Dealer, as depicted in the upcoming Shang-Chi movie, appears to be an integral member of the Ten Rings organization led by the Mandarin, who is also known here as Wenwu, which makes him a hybrid of comic character Fu Manchu, Shang-Chi’s father, mentor and eventual adversary. Yet, it’s clear that Death Dealer also...
- 4/19/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
While The Walt Disney Company continues to acquiesce to demands concerning the tourist outreach of Shanghai Disneyland, or the marketing of "Mulan", the upcoming Marvel Studios superhero feature "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", opening July 9, 2021, will likewise 'tone down' their depiction of 'The Mandarin' (Tony Leung) leader of the 'Ten Rings' terror organization, whose father was fictitious Chinese warlord 'Fu Manchu', created by writer Sax Rohmer in 1912, selling tens of millions of books on the premise Western civilization was being infiltrated by a ruthless 'yellow peril':
Marvel Comics' 'The Mandarin' debuted in "Tales of Suspense" #50 (February 1964), written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck.
"...the Mandarin's father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China, as a descendant of 'Genghis Khan', while his mother was an English noblewoman. Their son was born in an unnamed village in mainland China before the Communist revolution.
Marvel Comics' 'The Mandarin' debuted in "Tales of Suspense" #50 (February 1964), written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck.
"...the Mandarin's father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China, as a descendant of 'Genghis Khan', while his mother was an English noblewoman. Their son was born in an unnamed village in mainland China before the Communist revolution.
- 1/2/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Nothing hits the nostalgia sweet spot better than a good old issue of Marvels ‘What If?’ line. These stand alone alternate takes on Marvel comics continuity are fondly remembered by readers who were around at their start. We are currently in the age of fan service where yesterdays readers are todays writers who are ultimately writing fan fiction. Because of this the ‘What If?’ line has gaind a whole new following of fans and sadly speculators as some of these issues tie into modern continuity. Also the ‘What If?’ is soon to be part of the Disney+ service with a animated feature. This series will obviously be more focused on alternate takes on the McU but I bet because of new interest in an old classic by newer fans we will see a spike in prices for back issues of ‘What If?’ And who knows maybe we will see some...
- 9/6/2019
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Destin Daniel Cretton and Shang-Chi (Photo credit: Marvel Studios).
The Federal Government is handing Disney’s Marvel Studios $24 million to secure a big-budgeted superhero movie that will shoot at Fox Studios and on locations in Australia.
The film is understood to be Shang-Chi, based on a Marvel comics character known for his martial arts prowess and will be the first Marvel movie with an Asian lead.
Due to start shooting at the end of May, the production reportedly budgeted at nearly $300 million will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, whose breakout movie was 2013’s Short Term 12, which starred Brie Larson as a woman working in a group home for teenagers.
Cretton is now directing Michael B. Jordan in Just Mercy, a Warner Bros. drama based on the memoir of Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, who fights on behalf of the wrongly condemned and death-row prisoners trapped in the criminal justice system.
The Federal Government is handing Disney’s Marvel Studios $24 million to secure a big-budgeted superhero movie that will shoot at Fox Studios and on locations in Australia.
The film is understood to be Shang-Chi, based on a Marvel comics character known for his martial arts prowess and will be the first Marvel movie with an Asian lead.
Due to start shooting at the end of May, the production reportedly budgeted at nearly $300 million will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, whose breakout movie was 2013’s Short Term 12, which starred Brie Larson as a woman working in a group home for teenagers.
Cretton is now directing Michael B. Jordan in Just Mercy, a Warner Bros. drama based on the memoir of Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, who fights on behalf of the wrongly condemned and death-row prisoners trapped in the criminal justice system.
- 4/4/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has ditched his beard — which apparently is a great relief to his wife.
After debuting his beard earlier this month ahead of the Season 35 premiere of the series, game-show institution Trebek unveiled a whisker-free look on Thursday. And while fans were initially allowed to vote via social media on whether Trebek should keep the beard or ditch it, he suggested that in the end only one vote really mattered — that of his wife, Jean.
“Sorry to have to tell you, folks, but voting is now closed,” Trebek said in the video. “And we’ve determined that the winner is my wife Jean.”
Also Read: Alex Trebek Dogged by Negligence Lawsuit
Trebek continued, “She voted for me to be clean-shaven and so, that’s it.”
Trebek’s whiskers weren’t removed all in one clean shave. Video posted to the “Jeopardy!” Instagram account earlier this week showed...
After debuting his beard earlier this month ahead of the Season 35 premiere of the series, game-show institution Trebek unveiled a whisker-free look on Thursday. And while fans were initially allowed to vote via social media on whether Trebek should keep the beard or ditch it, he suggested that in the end only one vote really mattered — that of his wife, Jean.
“Sorry to have to tell you, folks, but voting is now closed,” Trebek said in the video. “And we’ve determined that the winner is my wife Jean.”
Also Read: Alex Trebek Dogged by Negligence Lawsuit
Trebek continued, “She voted for me to be clean-shaven and so, that’s it.”
Trebek’s whiskers weren’t removed all in one clean shave. Video posted to the “Jeopardy!” Instagram account earlier this week showed...
- 9/21/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Classic horror film lovers get excited, as Turner Classic Movies just unveiled its movie lineup for the Halloween season. I’d run through and list all the classics that will be popping up throughout the month, but there’s just too many to list. This is Turner Classic Movies after all. Check out the full lineup below, and let us know if you’re excited for any of these! (via Bloody Disgusting)
Wednesday October 3, 2018
8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning
9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian
10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West
Thursday October 4, 2018
12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley
2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.
4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom
Saturday October 6, 2018
2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven
3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell
Sunday October 7, 2018
8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...
Wednesday October 3, 2018
8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning
9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian
10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West
Thursday October 4, 2018
12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley
2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.
4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom
Saturday October 6, 2018
2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven
3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell
Sunday October 7, 2018
8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...
- 9/16/2018
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! While you’re off enjoying some much-needed downtime with friends and family, we’ve gone ahead and put together a recap of this week’s horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases that are coming our way on May 30th.
For those of you cult film aficionados out there, get those wallets ready, because there’s a bunch of great titles arriving on Blu-ray this Tuesday, including Blackenstein, Evil Ed, The Blood of Fu Manchu / The Castle of Fu Manchu double feature, The Hearse, The Undertaker, Slaughterhouse Rock, and Hide and Go Shriek.
As far as new genre films go, The Blackcoat’s Daughter (one of my personal favorites of 2017) and Rupture are making their way to Blu-ray and DVD, with the Shock-o-Rama box set also coming out on DVD.
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (Lionsgate, Blu-ray & DVD)
Beautiful and haunted Joan (Emma Roberts) makes...
For those of you cult film aficionados out there, get those wallets ready, because there’s a bunch of great titles arriving on Blu-ray this Tuesday, including Blackenstein, Evil Ed, The Blood of Fu Manchu / The Castle of Fu Manchu double feature, The Hearse, The Undertaker, Slaughterhouse Rock, and Hide and Go Shriek.
As far as new genre films go, The Blackcoat’s Daughter (one of my personal favorites of 2017) and Rupture are making their way to Blu-ray and DVD, with the Shock-o-Rama box set also coming out on DVD.
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (Lionsgate, Blu-ray & DVD)
Beautiful and haunted Joan (Emma Roberts) makes...
- 5/30/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Dimension Films
Anyone who belongs to a Film Society knows that there’s a difference between the films people claim to admire and what they actually like to watch. Schedule an Ingmar Bergman film and a handful of people might show up, but if it’s a Roger Corman movie, they come running.
In public, these films have to be viewed ironically, with comments such as “they’re so bad they’re good” or “they’re good if you like that sort of thing”, which is understandable – who wants to be marked as a fan of Galaxy Of Terror?
If nothing else, the explosion of media has allowed people to watch what they want when they want, and to hell to with what anyone else thinks. You can read The Imitation Game’s synopsis on Wikipedia for when your Film Society friends mention it, even though you ignored it and...
Anyone who belongs to a Film Society knows that there’s a difference between the films people claim to admire and what they actually like to watch. Schedule an Ingmar Bergman film and a handful of people might show up, but if it’s a Roger Corman movie, they come running.
In public, these films have to be viewed ironically, with comments such as “they’re so bad they’re good” or “they’re good if you like that sort of thing”, which is understandable – who wants to be marked as a fan of Galaxy Of Terror?
If nothing else, the explosion of media has allowed people to watch what they want when they want, and to hell to with what anyone else thinks. You can read The Imitation Game’s synopsis on Wikipedia for when your Film Society friends mention it, even though you ignored it and...
- 10/25/2015
- by Ian Watson
- Obsessed with Film
It’s still amazing to me that we live in a world where rumors about the trailers for the Batman v. Superman movie are reported in Forbes magazine. On the other hand, as Forbes signed on my pal Rob Salkowitz, an expert on comic-cons and pop culture, as a columnist, it’s apparent they understand the power of Geek Culture and I shouldn’t be so surprised.
Combining two franchises into a movie like Batman v. Superman isn’t a fresh idea, but it sure is a fun one. So as Hollywood and Warner Bros look to combine the quintessential dark hero with his counterpart, I thought it would be interesting to see how it was done with their prototypes.
The Shadow and Doc Savage were created for the pulps and clearly inspired Batman and Superman. In fact, many argue that it’s less inspiring and more outright copycatting. For example,...
Combining two franchises into a movie like Batman v. Superman isn’t a fresh idea, but it sure is a fun one. So as Hollywood and Warner Bros look to combine the quintessential dark hero with his counterpart, I thought it would be interesting to see how it was done with their prototypes.
The Shadow and Doc Savage were created for the pulps and clearly inspired Batman and Superman. In fact, many argue that it’s less inspiring and more outright copycatting. For example,...
- 10/12/2015
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
By Hank Reineke
Perhaps it is only fitting that area meteorologists would forewarn ominously that the Mahoning Drive-in Theater’s “Christopher Lee Tribute” might take place on a cold and dark and stormy night. After all, it was the villainous film legacy of the actor – who passed away at age 93 on June 7th of this year – to have frightened generations of moviegoers in such a bleakly nightmarish rain-soaked setting. As it happened, while the shivery autumnal chill on Saturday night was undeniable, there was – happily - nary a sprinkle of precipitation to obscure one’s windshield view of the drive-in’s massive CinemaScope screen.
The Mahoning Drive-in, located amidst the Pocono Mountains surrounding Lehighton, Pennsylvania, is – quite frankly – an anomaly amongst the anomalies of surviving drive-in theaters. Whilst most remaining drive-ins have been forced to move cautiously and expensively to digital projection systems or else suffer their screens going dark,...
Perhaps it is only fitting that area meteorologists would forewarn ominously that the Mahoning Drive-in Theater’s “Christopher Lee Tribute” might take place on a cold and dark and stormy night. After all, it was the villainous film legacy of the actor – who passed away at age 93 on June 7th of this year – to have frightened generations of moviegoers in such a bleakly nightmarish rain-soaked setting. As it happened, while the shivery autumnal chill on Saturday night was undeniable, there was – happily - nary a sprinkle of precipitation to obscure one’s windshield view of the drive-in’s massive CinemaScope screen.
The Mahoning Drive-in, located amidst the Pocono Mountains surrounding Lehighton, Pennsylvania, is – quite frankly – an anomaly amongst the anomalies of surviving drive-in theaters. Whilst most remaining drive-ins have been forced to move cautiously and expensively to digital projection systems or else suffer their screens going dark,...
- 10/4/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Fox has recently announced a reboot for the ailing League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen franchise. We take a look at its options...
It's probably fair to say that with news breaking recently to the effect that Fox are planning to reboot The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, their Alan Moore-created literary super-team franchise, reactions were a trifle mixed. For ardent fans of the original graphic novels, the response was polarised between excitement and disgust; to those whose only exposure to the League was the much maligned 2003 film adaptation starring Sean Connery, the announcement was most probably met with an iceberg of apathy floating amidst a sea of indifference.
In case you're unaware of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it was created by Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill in the late 90s. The original incarnation of The League are a disparate group of Victorian-era public domain literary characters, brought together by...
It's probably fair to say that with news breaking recently to the effect that Fox are planning to reboot The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, their Alan Moore-created literary super-team franchise, reactions were a trifle mixed. For ardent fans of the original graphic novels, the response was polarised between excitement and disgust; to those whose only exposure to the League was the much maligned 2003 film adaptation starring Sean Connery, the announcement was most probably met with an iceberg of apathy floating amidst a sea of indifference.
In case you're unaware of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it was created by Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill in the late 90s. The original incarnation of The League are a disparate group of Victorian-era public domain literary characters, brought together by...
- 9/22/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
This story first appeared in the July 31 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Chow: Fu Manchu vs. Asian Nerd Funny, it's so racist that it becomes pop art. The Chinese man is either Fu Manchu or a nerd. I prefer Fu Manchu -- you know why? Because Fu Manchu has sex. I don't want to be a nerd. I want to be Fu Manchu. Even today, you have all these takeout boxes with pagoda writing. It's ridiculous. It shouldn't be called Chinatown, it should be called Chinese Town. Chinatown is a very
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- 7/23/2015
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lee a man of many faces and brooding delivery entertained viewers for roughly six decades. Six decades. A dedicated contributor to the horror genre Lees credentials are absolutely staggering. Hes leaped into more horror productions than many actors ever accumulate (as a whole) in their entire careers. Hes defined characters like Dracula Fu Manchu and Lord Summerisle. Hes influenced fans and peers. Hes inspired and made a very serious difference in many of our lives.
- 6/14/2015
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of the late actor Christopher Lee, Lee, who passed Sunday June 11 at the age of 93. (Our obit is here.) The British actor owned Dracula through nine movies and also played the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu. TCM will play eight of Lee's films on Monday, June 22. He boasted 275 film credits including Peter Jackson’s "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and four films with director Tim Burton. Read More: Rip Christopher Lee, Who Played Dracula 9 Times The following is the complete schedule for "TCM Remembers Christopher Lee" – Monday, June 22: 6:15 a.m. The Mummy (1959) 8:00 a.m. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) 9:30 a.m. Horror of Dracula (1959) 11:00 a.m. Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966) 12:45 p.m. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1969) 2:30 p.m. Horror Express (1972) 4:00 p.m. The Three Musketeers (1972) 6:00 p.m. The Four Musketeers...
- 6/12/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of acclaimed British actor Christopher Lee, whose haunting, intimidating performances as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu made him an icon of horror films with an eight film tribute on Monday, June 22.
Lee, who passed Sunday June 7th at the age of 93, had long career which emcompased more than 275 credits including Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and four films with director Tim Burton.
The following is the complete schedule for TCM’s tribute to Christopher Lee:
TCM Remembers Christopher Lee – Monday, June 22
6:15 a.m. The Mummy (1959)
8:00 a.m. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
9:30 a.m. Horror of Dracula (1959)
11:00 a.m. Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
12:45 p.m. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1969)
2:30 p.m. Horror Express (1972)
4:00 p.m. The Three Musketeers (1972)
6:00 p.m. The Four Musketeers (1975)
(All...
Lee, who passed Sunday June 7th at the age of 93, had long career which emcompased more than 275 credits including Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and four films with director Tim Burton.
The following is the complete schedule for TCM’s tribute to Christopher Lee:
TCM Remembers Christopher Lee – Monday, June 22
6:15 a.m. The Mummy (1959)
8:00 a.m. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
9:30 a.m. Horror of Dracula (1959)
11:00 a.m. Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
12:45 p.m. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1969)
2:30 p.m. Horror Express (1972)
4:00 p.m. The Three Musketeers (1972)
6:00 p.m. The Four Musketeers (1975)
(All...
- 6/12/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We bid a fond farewell to the wonderful Christopher Lee, and salute some of his best roles...
Christopher Lee crammed a dozen lives into one. His Special Forces work in the Second World War remains shrouded in mystery. We do know that, in 1944, he climbed Vesuvius three days before it erupted. A fine, operatic singer, he famously released a heavy metal album in his later 80s. A skilled fencer, he performed all his own sword fights and has been killed on screen more than any actor in cinematic history. As a child Lee briefly encountered Prince Felix Yusupov, murderer of Rasputin, a part Lee would later of course play. Ian Fleming was a cousin, Muhammed Ali a friend and once dedicated a victory to Lee. Fluent in five languages, passable in another four, people like Lee don’t really exist anymore. In truth they probably never did.
One could write a lengthy,...
Christopher Lee crammed a dozen lives into one. His Special Forces work in the Second World War remains shrouded in mystery. We do know that, in 1944, he climbed Vesuvius three days before it erupted. A fine, operatic singer, he famously released a heavy metal album in his later 80s. A skilled fencer, he performed all his own sword fights and has been killed on screen more than any actor in cinematic history. As a child Lee briefly encountered Prince Felix Yusupov, murderer of Rasputin, a part Lee would later of course play. Ian Fleming was a cousin, Muhammed Ali a friend and once dedicated a victory to Lee. Fluent in five languages, passable in another four, people like Lee don’t really exist anymore. In truth they probably never did.
One could write a lengthy,...
- 6/12/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The day monster kids have dreaded for some time has arrived. Mournful, nostalgic, and melancholy – it’s the end of an era for more than one generation of horror fans. It seemed like Christopher Lee would live through all eternity, but unlike some of the characters he played, there’s no bringing him back to life this time. He made it to 93 and went out on a high note, appearing in the final Hobbit film just this past winter. He had an amazing career of fantastic performances and remains the greatest villain actor in film history. Rip to the last classic horror star and thank you for all the monster memories.
Christopher Lee was married to his wife Birgit (Gitte) for 54 years.
Here, according to Movie Geeks Jim Batts, Dana Jung, Sam Moffitt, and myself, are Christopher Lee’s ten best roles.
10. Frankenstein
It’s only fitting that The Curse Of Frankenstein,...
Christopher Lee was married to his wife Birgit (Gitte) for 54 years.
Here, according to Movie Geeks Jim Batts, Dana Jung, Sam Moffitt, and myself, are Christopher Lee’s ten best roles.
10. Frankenstein
It’s only fitting that The Curse Of Frankenstein,...
- 6/11/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to James Bond enemy Scaramanga, has died at age 93.
Lee appeared in more than 250 movies, including memorable roles as the wicked wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the evil Count Dooku in two of George Lucas' Star Wars prequels. But for many he will forever be known as the vampire Count Dracula in a slew of "Hammer Horror" movies - the gory, gothic thrillers churned out by the British studio in the 1950s and 1960s that became hugely popular.
He railed against the typecasting, however, and ultimately the sheer number and range of his roles - from Sherlock Holmes to the founder of Pakistan - secured his place in film history.
"I didn't have dreams of being a romantic leading man," Lee told The Associated Press in 2002. "But I...
Lee appeared in more than 250 movies, including memorable roles as the wicked wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the evil Count Dooku in two of George Lucas' Star Wars prequels. But for many he will forever be known as the vampire Count Dracula in a slew of "Hammer Horror" movies - the gory, gothic thrillers churned out by the British studio in the 1950s and 1960s that became hugely popular.
He railed against the typecasting, however, and ultimately the sheer number and range of his roles - from Sherlock Holmes to the founder of Pakistan - secured his place in film history.
"I didn't have dreams of being a romantic leading man," Lee told The Associated Press in 2002. "But I...
- 6/11/2015
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
Christopher Lee, the prolific British actor whose specialty for villainy earned him roles as far and wide as Frankenstein's monster, the Mummy, Bond foe Scaramanga, Sith Lord Count Dooku and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings franchise, died Sunday, in London, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 93.
Lee had been admitted to Westminster Hospital for respiratory problems and heart failure. His wife, former Danish model and painter Gitte Kroencke, withheld the news in order to inform family first.
Born in 1922, Lee served in the Royal Air Force and...
Lee had been admitted to Westminster Hospital for respiratory problems and heart failure. His wife, former Danish model and painter Gitte Kroencke, withheld the news in order to inform family first.
Born in 1922, Lee served in the Royal Air Force and...
- 6/11/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Christopher Lee's 1977 autobiography was titled Tall, Dark and Gruesome, and the British actor, who died this past weekend at age 93, will be remembered most for his iconic movie villains. Sir Lee (he was knighted in 2009) did them all: from the lurching Frankenstein, Mummy and Dracula monsters of the Hammer Films franchises of the 1950s, to the racial insensitive “evil Oriental” Fu Manchu in the 1960s and James Bond nemesis Scaramanga in the 1970s to his late-career revival as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel films. Johnny Depp
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- 6/11/2015
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor known for villainous or sinister roles in films from Hammer horror to James Bond and The Lord of the Rings
Sir Christopher Lee, who has died aged 93, achieved his international following through playing monsters and villains. In his 30s, he was Dracula, the Mummy and Frankenstein’s creature; in his 80s, Count Dooku in Star Wars and the evil wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. Along the way he was Rasputin, Fu Manchu several times and Scaramanga – the man with the golden gun – opposite Roger Moore as a weak 007, whom Lee did something to offset. For the last of these he was paid £40,000 – his highest fee, among hundreds of screen appearances, until the blockbusters of his later years. “The Bonds get the big money, and they save on the heavies,” he said.
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Sir Christopher Lee, who has died aged 93, achieved his international following through playing monsters and villains. In his 30s, he was Dracula, the Mummy and Frankenstein’s creature; in his 80s, Count Dooku in Star Wars and the evil wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. Along the way he was Rasputin, Fu Manchu several times and Scaramanga – the man with the golden gun – opposite Roger Moore as a weak 007, whom Lee did something to offset. For the last of these he was paid £40,000 – his highest fee, among hundreds of screen appearances, until the blockbusters of his later years. “The Bonds get the big money, and they save on the heavies,” he said.
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- 6/11/2015
- by Alex Hamilton
- The Guardian - Film News
Screen icon and veteran actor Sir Christopher Lee died on Sunday, bringing to an end one of cinema’s most remarkable acting careers. The actor passed at 8:30am, having previously been admitted to hospital with respiratory and pulmonary problems. He was 93 years old. A former special forces soldier, heavy metal vocalist, author and Empire Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Lee had an acting career that spanned everything from Hammer Horror to James Bond, Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars.Born in 1922, Christopher Frank Carandini Lee landed his big break in 1957 when he played the monster in Terence Fisher’s The Curse Of Frankenstein. While it wasn’t a star-making turn in itself, he made a big enough impact to become a staple in future Hammer productions, not least the following year’s Dracula, in which he played the role he would become most famous for. Aside from playing the...
- 6/11/2015
- EmpireOnline
News of the death of Christopher Lee, the famed movie villain — known for his roles as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu — sparked an instant response on Thursday from the film industry and those who had simply been fortunate enough to meet the venerable British actor. Tim Burton — who directed Lee in five films, including Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland — released a statement about the late actor, calling it "an honor and pleasure to work with him." "Christopher has been an enormous inspiration to me my entire life,"
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- 6/11/2015
- by Hilary Lewis, Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Legendary British actor Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93. Lee passed away on Sunday in hospital, where he had been treated for respiratory problems and heart failure over the preceding three weeks. Lee's agent in an emailed statement said his family "wishes to make no comment".
Tall, pale, with stern features and a deep and resonating voice, it made him in high demand to play villains in numerous films - something he grew frustrated about, even though he admitted enjoying the roles as they often offered more range than limited heroic ones.
Lee was most famous for his work as Dracula in the Hammer Horror films of the 1970s, as the wizard Saruman the White in both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, as the Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga in the Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun," as Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy,...
Tall, pale, with stern features and a deep and resonating voice, it made him in high demand to play villains in numerous films - something he grew frustrated about, even though he admitted enjoying the roles as they often offered more range than limited heroic ones.
Lee was most famous for his work as Dracula in the Hammer Horror films of the 1970s, as the wizard Saruman the White in both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, as the Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga in the Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun," as Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy,...
- 6/11/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment are planning a new film adaptation of Alan Moore's acclaimed historical fantasy comic series "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen".
The first volume of the original work is set in a steampunk Victorian London where literary characters are real. In the story Mina Murray, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man and Dr. Jekyll team up to stop a war between two tyrannical villains (James Moriarty, Fu Manchu) for control of London.
The work was previously and very loosely adapted in 2003 into a feature that proved to be Sean Connery's final appearance in a live-action film. The hope was the film would launch a franchise, but reviews were bad and the film pulled in only $180 million worldwide.
An attempt was made to adapt the property into a TV series in 2013, but the show was not ordered to series. John Davis is on board...
The first volume of the original work is set in a steampunk Victorian London where literary characters are real. In the story Mina Murray, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man and Dr. Jekyll team up to stop a war between two tyrannical villains (James Moriarty, Fu Manchu) for control of London.
The work was previously and very loosely adapted in 2003 into a feature that proved to be Sean Connery's final appearance in a live-action film. The hope was the film would launch a franchise, but reviews were bad and the film pulled in only $180 million worldwide.
An attempt was made to adapt the property into a TV series in 2013, but the show was not ordered to series. John Davis is on board...
- 5/27/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Bryan Cranston kicked off the SAG Awards with the first awards presentation, but it was his interesting facial hair that ended up turning heads. The actor took the stage to announce the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and simultaneously debuted a brand new moustache design. Think of it as part Fu Manchu, part soul patch. Cranston was one of the many men who jumped on the heavy beard bandwagon at this month's Golden Globes, and it appears he quickly tired of the scruffy look. Perhaps he's feeling a little nostalgic for the late, great Walter White? And, it appears we aren't the only ones who noticed the funky change—tons of viewers took to Twitter to...
- 1/26/2015
- E! Online
“There’s now a Johnny Depp film on the books that makes ‘Transcendence’ look like an infinitely better night at the movies,” one critic wrote
Johnny Depp is poised to underwhelm at the box office for the fourth time in a row when “Mortdecai” hits theaters this weekend. And it’s no surprise: critics hate it.
The caper comedy about a bumbling art collector tasked by British authorities to track down a priceless stolen painting has accumulated just four favorable reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. The rest, all 39 of them, declare that it’s just about as awful as the trailers make it look,...
Johnny Depp is poised to underwhelm at the box office for the fourth time in a row when “Mortdecai” hits theaters this weekend. And it’s no surprise: critics hate it.
The caper comedy about a bumbling art collector tasked by British authorities to track down a priceless stolen painting has accumulated just four favorable reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. The rest, all 39 of them, declare that it’s just about as awful as the trailers make it look,...
- 1/23/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
January 2015 Wine Of The Month is….Klingon Bloodwine!Yes, fans of “Star Trek,” there is a fabulous affordable red wine ($19.99) for you to party down wearing your best prosthetic forehead and snappiest Fu Manchu mustache, as The Federation’s age-old arch nemesis quaffable drink is on Vinport.com Klingon Bloodwine (tlhIngan ‘Iw HIq), is now available for Star Trek fans and wine lovers alike. A stark near black bottle adorned with the symbol comprised of the bat’leth or “sword of honor,” a traditional Klingon weapon, Klingon Bloodwine was meant to be enjoyed in celebration and victory. Whether sipped while reveling in triumph […]...
- 1/23/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
There are glimmers of humour in this tale of an international man of mystery chasing a stolen work of art
The poster is awful. The premise is awful. To be frank, quite a lot about it is awful: a middle-aged comedy caper of the kind not seen since Peter Sellers’s final outings as Clouseau and Fu Manchu. But in its dopey and silly way, it does deliver one or two daft laughs.
Some rather grumpy critical reactions were beginning to coagulate around this film online this week. There are other, more solemnly middlebrow offerings that deserve this treatment more. Johnny Depp plays Lord Mortdecai, moustachioed art dealer and international man of mystery who is on the trail of a stolen Goya; he is one step ahead of Scotland Yard, in the form of stern Inspector Martland, played by Ewan McGregor, who happens to be in love with Mortdecai’s wife,...
The poster is awful. The premise is awful. To be frank, quite a lot about it is awful: a middle-aged comedy caper of the kind not seen since Peter Sellers’s final outings as Clouseau and Fu Manchu. But in its dopey and silly way, it does deliver one or two daft laughs.
Some rather grumpy critical reactions were beginning to coagulate around this film online this week. There are other, more solemnly middlebrow offerings that deserve this treatment more. Johnny Depp plays Lord Mortdecai, moustachioed art dealer and international man of mystery who is on the trail of a stolen Goya; he is one step ahead of Scotland Yard, in the form of stern Inspector Martland, played by Ewan McGregor, who happens to be in love with Mortdecai’s wife,...
- 1/22/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
A few quick thoughts on the final season premiere of "Cougar Town" coming up just as soon as I flirt with a Fu Manchu... As much joy as the Cul-de-Sac Crew has brought me over the previous five seasons, it definitely feels like time for "Cougar Town" to wrap things up. Brian Van Holt's leaving the cast (next week's episode has a lot of Bobby in it, though), Laurie and Travis are about to have a baby, and the show has wrung just about every last drop of comedy (and wine) out of these characters, to the point where "American Dream Plan B" is cracking jokes about long-forgotten characters like Barb and Grayson's baby(*). (*) I was pleased to see the Briga Heelan cameo at the end, even if I'm now used to her in the multi-cam world of "Ground Floor." Still, I like the group and the show enough...
- 1/7/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Last week, I taunted you with visions of ancient superhero movies – serials, as they were called back then. Today we’d call them really low-budget webcasts. Here’s a few more worthy of your consideration, and this time we’re delving into a trio of iconic heroes from the pulps and newspaper strips – and now, of course, comic books.
The Shadow is the best-known of all the classic pulp heroes, and for a very good reason: many of the more than 300 stories published were quite good. Walter B. Gibson created something magical – a series with a lead character who had plenty of secrets but no secret identity, aided and abetted by a slew of agents who had no idea who their master was. The character’s popularity was enhanced massively by a highly successful radio series, one that gave The Shadow an alter-ego and a female companion and took away most of his agents.
The Shadow is the best-known of all the classic pulp heroes, and for a very good reason: many of the more than 300 stories published were quite good. Walter B. Gibson created something magical – a series with a lead character who had plenty of secrets but no secret identity, aided and abetted by a slew of agents who had no idea who their master was. The character’s popularity was enhanced massively by a highly successful radio series, one that gave The Shadow an alter-ego and a female companion and took away most of his agents.
- 11/26/2014
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
"You know how you explore the history of music in Los Angeles?," Dave Grohl asks. "You get out of Los Angeles."
For the fifth episode of Sonic Highways, the Foo Fighters frontman mainly eschewed the city proper and traveled three hours east to Rancho de la Luna, the Joshua Tree-based studio that was ground zero for desert rock and recorded Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and Fu Manchu, among others.
"I didn't want to focus on all of those iconic studios like Ocean Way Recording or Record Plant and...
For the fifth episode of Sonic Highways, the Foo Fighters frontman mainly eschewed the city proper and traveled three hours east to Rancho de la Luna, the Joshua Tree-based studio that was ground zero for desert rock and recorded Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and Fu Manchu, among others.
"I didn't want to focus on all of those iconic studios like Ocean Way Recording or Record Plant and...
- 11/15/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Was this week's episode the best time to flesh out Abraham and Eugene's characters in The Walking Dead? Ron thinks not...
This review contains spoilers.
5.5 Self-Help
After last week's surprisingly good Bethisode, The Walking Dead refuses to stick with the storyline that I want to see finished and instead chooses to take a little field trip in the church bus. Yes, rather than seeing the Trojan Carol spring into action with the surprisingly capable Beth at her side (call them Daryl's Angels), we get something of an Abraham origin story. Of course, it's spread throughout the episode in little drips and drops to extend the dramatic tension, but everyone's favorite Fu Manchu gets a little more characterization besides “ginger bad-ass with a stereotypical temper.”
Abraham is in dire need of some fleshing out, so far all we know about him is the above-mentioned hot-headedness and his ability to just go...
This review contains spoilers.
5.5 Self-Help
After last week's surprisingly good Bethisode, The Walking Dead refuses to stick with the storyline that I want to see finished and instead chooses to take a little field trip in the church bus. Yes, rather than seeing the Trojan Carol spring into action with the surprisingly capable Beth at her side (call them Daryl's Angels), we get something of an Abraham origin story. Of course, it's spread throughout the episode in little drips and drops to extend the dramatic tension, but everyone's favorite Fu Manchu gets a little more characterization besides “ginger bad-ass with a stereotypical temper.”
Abraham is in dire need of some fleshing out, so far all we know about him is the above-mentioned hot-headedness and his ability to just go...
- 11/10/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Christopher Lee, the mystical British actor whose haunting, intimidating performances as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu made him an icon of horror films and the cinematic embodiment of villainy, has died. He was 93. According to media reports, Lee died Sunday morning at Westminster Hospital in London after being admitted for respiratory problems and heart failure. The Guardian reported that his wife, former Danish model and painter Gitte Kroencke, decided to release the news days later in order to inform family members first. The couple had been married since 1961. Lee, who as bad guy Scaramanga battled Roger Moore’s
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- 9/19/2014
- by Mike Barnes, Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fans dress for success at Comic-Con -- and by success we shamelessly humiliating yourself by playing dress up ... even when someone else wore the same exact costume as you.Cosplay can be embarrassing -- and confusing! Right, guy with a Fu Manchu and a halter top?? Read more...
- 7/25/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The year’s inevitable Woody Allen film, Magic in the Moonlight, has a clever premise, an agreeable cast, delectable ‘20s period recreations of faux “Oriental” magic shows and Côte d’Azur garden parties, and an ever-slackening pulse. It starts off with a flourish and winds up limp, like a rabbit pulled out of a hat that turns out to be dead.Having gotten away with his last, more difficult trick — remaking A Streetcar Named Desire, except with zero sympathy for the protagonist — Allen probably thought that this one would be a cinch to put over. His hero, played by Colin Firth, is a British magician named Stanley who performs in a bald cap and Fu Manchu mustache as “Wei Ling Soo” — and is instantly recognizable from his crisp, misanthropic attack as Professor Henry Higgins. His Colonel Pickering is a magician named Burkan (Simon McBurney) who invites him to the South...
- 7/25/2014
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
After making a detour in San Francisco to help Cate Blanchett strike gold at last year’s Oscars, Woody Allen kicks off another leg of his European tour with Magic in the Moonlight. Borrowing the magical realist conceit along with the backdrop of Midnight in Paris, and cherry-picking just a hint of the class commentary from Blue Jasmine, Magic in the Moonlight is less a culmination of Allen’s recent output than it is a jazzy riff on the same stories and ideas that have occupied him for the better part of a decade. While the film makes clear that Allen has played these same beats for pretty much all they’re worth by now, the fresh-faced cast and comforting familiarity of Magic in the Moonlight liven up its well-rehearsed routine.
Looking to the future with as much anxiety as Midnight in Paris looked to the past with nostalgia, Magic in the Moonlight...
Looking to the future with as much anxiety as Midnight in Paris looked to the past with nostalgia, Magic in the Moonlight...
- 7/24/2014
- by Sam Woolf
- We Got This Covered
In my opinion a new Woody Allen movie every year is a bit of a treat. Yes, they can disappoint such as Whatever Works, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and To Rome with Love, but they can also be true knock outs such as Vicki Cristina Barcelona and Midnight in Paris, along with the stunning performance from Cate Blanchett in last year's Blue Jasmine, and that's only looking at the last six Allen films. He's directed nearly 50 over his illustrious career and I'd say his latest, Magic in the Moonlight, falls somewhere in the middle. Set in France in the 1920s, the film is complete with all the acerbic wit, pessimism for life and otherwise charm the better Allen films often exude. Magic in the Moonlight's first two-thirds are delightful as we're first introduced to Colin Firth in the role of Stanley Crawford, a pompous and arrogant...
- 7/21/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Hocus Pocus: Allen’s Latest a Re-hash of All-Too-Familiar Themes
Returning once more to the world of psychics and magicians to inform his breezy comedic styling, Woody Allen’s latest, Magic in the Moonlight, plays like the slight reconnoitering of a slew of other past titles from his filmography. While this is often a critique lobbed at Allen’s perennial offerings, his latest is a surprisingly uncharismatic and uninvolving recapitulation of the kinds of schemes he used in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Scoop (2006), and a few others. If those are your favored Allen titles, then perhaps this one will be a pleasing trifle. However, whereas generally Allen applies a zany, broad streak to these scenarios, here we’re pared down to a quietly developing (and unlikely) romance between its two leads.
Wei Ling Soo, a famed Chinese conjurer in 1920’s Berlin, is actually the stage persona of a...
Returning once more to the world of psychics and magicians to inform his breezy comedic styling, Woody Allen’s latest, Magic in the Moonlight, plays like the slight reconnoitering of a slew of other past titles from his filmography. While this is often a critique lobbed at Allen’s perennial offerings, his latest is a surprisingly uncharismatic and uninvolving recapitulation of the kinds of schemes he used in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Scoop (2006), and a few others. If those are your favored Allen titles, then perhaps this one will be a pleasing trifle. However, whereas generally Allen applies a zany, broad streak to these scenarios, here we’re pared down to a quietly developing (and unlikely) romance between its two leads.
Wei Ling Soo, a famed Chinese conjurer in 1920’s Berlin, is actually the stage persona of a...
- 7/21/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Yankees legend Goose Gossage tells TMZ Sports ... his legendary mustache was born out of spite -- admitting, "I actually grew it to piss [George] Steinbrenner off."Gossage -- and his "macho tough guy mustache" -- were hangin' out at a party outside the Toyota Arcade in NYC last night ... when a Quality facial hair discussion broke out. Among the highlights ... -- He said current Mlb mustaches are "a little feminine."-- Goose calls Dennis Eckersley a "pretty boy.
- 4/17/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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