Tag: syfy

Schlock It To Me: Syfy’s ‘Sharknado’ Starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, John Heard (Review)

Posted: July 17, 2013 at 10:09 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Courtesy of the cheese factory known as The Asylum, SyFy channel offers up their latest serving, Sharknado. If the name isn’t enough of a hint, the storyline says it all: “When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature’s deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.” Now, I […]

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The Long Box – Comic Book Casting: The Punisher

Posted: February 9, 2013 at 5:53 pm   /   Comic Books, Film, Local

The Punisher has been in what I like to call “movie jail”.   Despite three feature films, it has never found traction with audiences or critics.  In 1989, the first film starred Dolph Lundgren and went straight to video (never a good sign). The second was released in theaters in 2004 and starred Thomas Jane. […]

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SyFy adapting Stephen King’s thriller ‘Haven’

Posted: November 30, 2009 at 12:01 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I’m still getting used to typing a name as stupid as SyFy. I didn’t think when you had such a literal name that it would be that hard for people for forget how to spell it. I’d like to know how well this gimmick worked out for them. As far as I can recall I […]

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Rob Zombie Set to Direct “The Blob” Remake

Posted: August 29, 2009 at 2:08 pm   /   Local, Movie News

After rebooting the successful “Halloween” franchise, Rob Zombie is going to take on another horror classic. This time the rock star turned director is going to take on “The Blob.” “The Blob” was released in 1958, and starred Steve McQueen in his first leading role ever. The film is about a red, gelatinous blob that […]

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Trailer for SyFy’s ‘Alice’

Posted: August 27, 2009 at 1:41 pm   /   Local, Television

Writer/Director Nick Willing is back to SyFy (although last time he was there it was SciFi), this time with a new take on Alice in Wonderland. This time Caterina Scorsone will play the main role. The supporting cast looks amazing. With performances from Kathy Bates, Tim Curry, Colm Meany, and Harry Dean Stanton it looks […]

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Tv For the Week July 26-August 1st

Posted: July 26, 2009 at 11:25 pm   /   Featured, Local, Television

Want to know what you are missing on tv this week? Here are a few things, you might notice something that you have been missing all along. Get ready to fire up your DVRs! Sunday Merlin (NBC) 7pm Originally this aired on BBC one in the UK, but it has since been picked up by […]

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