Live for Films (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
Director: Michael Crichton Starring: Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Yul Brynner, Majel Barrett, Alan Oppenheimer, Dick Van Patten Running Time: 88 minutes Score: 9 / 10 I got Westworld on DVD from my Wife for Christmas. I watched it last night so thought I would post this excellent review by Brandt Sponseller. It still gets me that they didn't build the lab doors so they could be opened
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Oh, the tragedy! Yes, the ratings for ABC's cult show Pushing Daisies are tragic, and apparently everyone is becoming resigned to the fact that the series will be canceled at the end of its 13 episode season. Well, not this reporter!
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
After co-creating Get Smart! with Mel Brooks, Buck Henry tries his hand at science-fiction spoofery, with mixed results.
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
After co-creating Get Smart! with Mel Brooks, Buck Henry tried his hand at science-fiction spoofery, with mixed results.
Word Around the Net (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
"I always say that you should remake flops, not hits." -Richard Benjamin Remember Red Dawn? The 1980s era movie where Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, and Jennifer Grey the cute pre-nose job version) fought the Russians who invaded and split the USA in half? It was a rah-rah chest beating movie with an absurdly improbable premise but a surprisingly satisfying delivery of patriotism,
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
A gift shop located near a slavery museum has been criticised for selling golliwog dolls.
EclipseMagazine.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
In May, 1977, NBC premiered a [very] short-lived satirical science fiction series created by Buck Henry – one of the duo behind Get Smart. The series was called Quark and it ran for seven weeks before it was unceremoniously cancelled. The series was based around a United Galactic Sanitation Patrol vessel captained by Adam Quark [...]
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
# 2330 During yesterday's HHS Webcast on personal preparedness the question was asked: How long should American households be stocking up for? The answer given by Dr. Richard Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer, of the American Red Cross was: " At least two-weeks ." He went on to say, " but if you could do more, that would be a wonderful thing . " He added, " Six to 12 months would be wonderful , but that's...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Westworld15, Warner Home Video, £12.99Michael Crichton is more than an author - he's an industry. How can one man turn out so many blockbusters, from The Andromeda Strain via Jurassic Park to ER? 'Nothing can go wrong.': Yul Brynner's performance as a homicidal gunslinger-robot is chillingly pitch perfect.But it's easy to forget what an interesting figure he used to be - and not just as a writer. A...
Bookninja (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Philip Roth isn’t mincing words about adaptations of his works to film. In a recent interview, Roth was asked what he thought of some of those adaptations, starting with “Elegy,” a reworking of his novel “The Dying Animal” that came out this year and attracted little attention, even though it starred Penelope Cruz. “I think Penelope Cruz [...]
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
By David Lambert - Back in July we had the scoop that Saturday Night Live - The Complete 4th Season would be coming out on December 2nd. This morning Universal has confirmed that date with their official... (more)
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
I didn't immediately become a fan of The Office. I loved the BBC's Ricky Gervais original series, but when I finally watched the first season of the US version, I was hooked. The fourth season of The Office is...
The Moviezzz Blog (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Next week, QUARK : THE COMPLETE SERIES , the Richard Benjamin / Buck Henry sci-fi sitcom, will be available as an Amazon exclusive! It won't be released to stores until October. All for only $14.99! I haven't seen the show since it last aired on network in the 70's. I'm going on very vague memories of it. But I have already pre-ordered it. Will it hold up? We will see.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
TODAY Liverpool will be marking Slavery Remembrance Day with a series of events across the city.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Faith is a funny thing. What other aspect of one's life demands so much and yet typically yields such fleeting pragmatic
