7 Spine-Tingling Double Bills Perfect for Halloween
Here are 7 curated Halloween double bills to enjoy as you settle in with leftover candy after the trick-or-treaters have all gone home.
The Thing
Shelf Help: Spooky Spookies
Whether you believe time has meaning or not, it is now October. The spookiest time of the year. But that beloved haunting feeling might need a little coaxing, even in ideal conditions. Fear not! We are here to help you get into the swing of the season. Today our Shelfers share: What helps you get […]
Spoiled Rotten 103: Fancasting Fantastic Four
Ben and Daniel cast the Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom, and Namor for the MCU!
Contest: Win Passes to The Great Digital Film Festival
The Great Digital Film Festival is screening some of our favourite cult classics in Cineplex theatres across the country from February 5-11. Enter our contest to win passes!
What’s Your Take on Cronenberg?
In honour of the huge David Cronenberg exhibit and retrospective currently happening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto (running until January 19th), Dork Shelf talks to a plethora of film writers, personalities, programmers, podcasters, and filmmakers about what their favourite Cronenberg films are.
Interview: Remake/Remodel Curator John Semley
Few things make filmgoers shudder more than the word “remake.” For years, audiences have been treated to reheated, recast, and reimagined versions of past films, both classics and otherwise. John Semley, Chief Editor for the Onion AV Club’s Toronto branch, aims to create a broader dialogue and discussion surrounding remakes with a new screening series at the Toronto Underground Cinema titled “Remake/Remodel,” where local film writers will present two sides of the same cinematic coin.
This Week in DVD: 1/31/2012
This week's DVD column looks at Ryan Gosling's much talked about Drive, Richard Gere and Topher Grace squaring off in The Double, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz buying a Dream House, and the re-releases of Lawrence Kasdan's 1991 Grand Canyon and 2001's seminal Monkeybone. Yes, Monkeybone.
Fantastic Four #588 Review
Fantastic Four #588 is emotionally powerful, visually gripping, and a definite must read. Dealing with the aftermath of the Human Torch’s death, this heart wrenching tale is everything the last issue wasn’t for me. With no dialogue until the final page, the story still conveys so much about these characters and their supporting cast. Plus, it has the best Hulk versus The Thing battle ever. You have to read to find out why!
Fantastic Four #587 Review
The much hyped, oft-speculated Fantastic Four issue that had generated so much buzz with the promise of a major character death has finally arrived in stores. But for me, what is much more interesting than the death of ----- ------ is the comic’s availability to consumers a day early.
Music Video: Homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing Using G.I. Joes
French music duo Cosmic Neman and Etienne Jaumet of the group Zombie Zombie have produced an awesome video for their single “Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free“. The music video features G.I. Joe action figures in a stop-motion animated homage to John Carpenter‘s amazing 1982 horror film The Thing. Official Zombie Zombie Page […]
