Movies

It's been a while since I featured Star Wars in Fan Art Friday, so it's just about time that we took a look at some more artwork created by fans of that galaxy far, far away. This week's focus is Mara Jade, wife to Luke Skywalker and powerful Jedi in Read More

The Rite is the latest in a run of movies about demons and exorcisms, and while it treads some common ground, it does offer a few new twists on the familiar story. Read More

Whacky, wise, or wondrous, wizards play an important role in fantasy and fantasy-derived genre fiction. Along with the young hero on a quest and the evil overlord, wizards are one of the most common archetypes of fantasy fiction. Let’s get a good list Read More

1963's Soldier in the Rain has a true all-star cast (Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen) and crew (Blake Edwards, William Goldman) that comes together to create a character study that is equal parts comedy and drama. Read More

Captain Jack Sparrow embarks this weekend on his newest adventure with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and he's the feature for this week's Fan Art Friday. Read More

From dance to drugs, disco left its distinct mark everywhere. No form of entertainment, including science fiction, escaped the awesome power of the disco era. Strap on your roller skates and put on your short shorts as we take a look at the Read More

It's been a while since a young adult book series has been both wildly popular and exceptionally well written. The Hunger Games fills both of those requirements and is well on its way to becoming a major motion picture series. This week's Fan Art Friday Read More

In 1969, a new generation of free love, MGM tried to update their old private eye Marlowe into a joking action hero in the James Bond mold. The result can be seen for the first time on DVD in the new release of Marlowe through Warner Archive. Read More

Star Wars Invasion is run by fans for fans (and families of fans) and it's organised to benefit charity. Invasion exists to raise money, but not to make money. This year, Invasion was organised to benefit the Autism Society of Ireland. Read More

We're doing something a little different for this week's Fan Art Friday. Instead of presenting a collected gallery of fan art from a bunch of different artists, today we're tipping our collective hats to Jarreau Wimberly's Thor Thursday project. Read More

As the space shuttle Endeavour prepares to make its final launch this week, it seems like a good time to look back to a bygone era of space travel, when British rock and roll bands could come tour America and have a NASA rocket named after them. Read More

Blood Out, the new cop revenge thriller from Lionsgate, releases today on DVD and Blu-ray. It's the directorial debut for Jason Hewitt and stars 50 Cent, Val Kilmer, Vinnie Jones, and Luke Goss. Read More