Author: James Harleman
Edward. Stefan. Selene. Angel. Nicholas. Lestat. Barnabas. Dracula. Carmilla. LATHER (bite)… RINSE (suck)… REPEAT. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first idea of the vampire in 1734, although a similar concept shows up in Germany almost…
(No, this isn’t about alien villains from Doctor Who. It IS a great examination of the 1963 Bergman film by guest reviewer Rob Martin!) As she travels home by way of train, terminally ill Ester,…
Some of the most interesting narrative notes in the movie Wreck-It Ralph aren’t possible to discuss without racing into spoiler territory, which is why we left them out of our initial video review and focused on the…
“Everything changes, NOW!” – Wreck-It Ralph A short video review on why I’m angry at Disney, and why I loved their new movie, Wreck-it Ralph. In this spoiler-free overview we get to look at themes…
Every year my wife and I watch Alex Proyas’ film adaptation of The Crow on October 30th, “Devil’s Night”, which also happens to be our anniversary. This year, however, the tragic supernatural revenge flick had…
It’s the time of year when leaves die and trees turn to skeletons. The garden stops providing. An evening stroll changes from bright sun and chirping birds to dark night and the howling wind. As…
Being close to Halloween, with fright fests and Michael Myers marathons abounding, it seemed wise to drop an excerpt from my upcoming book – Cinemagogue – as it features a section dealing with the horror…
“The World will be Watching” indeed. Now that The Hunger Games has invaded homes, Blu-ray players and more, fueling the upcoming sequel that will be Catching Fire November of 2013, it seemed appropriate to give…
It’s been a fun and exciting month with out Kickstarter initiative, seeing old and new faces coming along to support the book and continuance of Cinemagogue. We received well over 10K in pledges and some…
– by guest contributor John Michael Trowbridge “Who am I Kylie… Why a fox? Why not a horse, or a beetle, or a bald eagle? I’m saying this more as, like, existentialism, you know? Who…
“…anger. And control. But there’s something else. Something behind the control…” I had little desire to see Dredd, which might surprise those who know my long-standing love of comic book material. Between the lackluster 1995…
At first glance, you might think they’ve done a fine job… look at an illustration by John Buscema realized in the form of James Purefoy, or a vintage Frank Frazetta drawing fleshed out by Taylor…